PARTICIPANTS

MAST CAM, Dr. Brett Piekarski, Army Research Laboratory (ARL)

MAST 'Executive Officer', Ms. Allison Mathis, GTS Contractor, Army Research Laboratory (ARL)

MAST Program Manager, Ms. Susan Wright, BAE Systems

MAST Technical Leadership

  • MCE Thrust: Dr. Inder Chopra, UMD & Dr. Christopher Kroninger, ARL
  • SPP Thrust: Dr. Kamal Sarabandi, UMICH & Dr. William Nothwang, ARL
  • CNC Thrust: Dr. Vijay Kumar & Dr. Brian Sadler, ARL
  • JX Thrust: Dr. Larry Matthies & Mr. David Baran, ARL

Current Consortium Members and Projects

BAE Systems - Industry Lead

  • GPU-based CFD analysis for Rotary and Flapping-Wing Based MAVs - Robert Lender

Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Integration Center Principle Member

  • Stereo Optical Flow Fusion in Inverse Depth Space for Obstacle Avoidance - Roland Brockers
  • Aggressive flight using approximate inverse depth models - Larry Matthies
  • Autonomous MAV perch and stare toward persistence surveillance - Larry Matthies
  • Cooperative Aerial Reconnaissance of Moving Objects - Larry Matthies
  • Integrating Autonomous Navigation on MAST-scaled Rotorcraft - Yoshi Kuwata

University of Maryland - Microsystems Mechanics Center Principle Member

  • Bio-Inspired Tandem-Wings: Kinematics, Flow Physics, Gust Tolerance and Maneuverability for MAST-Scale Aerial Platforms - James Baeder
  • Highly-Maneuverable, High-Speed, Optimized Next-Generation Micro Cyclocopter - Inder Chopra
  • Robust Comprehensive CFD/CSD Methodology for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of MAST-Scale Aerial Vehicles - Stuart Laurence
  • System Identification of MAST Scale Platforms - Inder Chopra

University of Michigan - Microelectronics Center Principle Member

  • Biomimetic Super HAIR Inertial Sensor - Khalil Najafi
  • Optical Flow Motion Sensing - Euisik Yoon
  • High-Density Biomimetic Microhydraulic Air Flow Sensor Array - Khalil Najafi
  • Advanced Submillimeter Wave Radar for Sensing & Navigation on MAST Platforms - Kamal Sarabandi, Jack East
  • Through-the-Wall Radar Imaging Using an Ad Hoc Ensemble of MAST - Kamal Sarabandi
  • Waveform Synthesis and Received Signal Processing for 240GHz Radar - Michael Flynn
  • Low-Power Readout for Resonant Sensors
  • Energy Efficient Approaches to Enable Advanced Computer Vision for MAST Platforms - Dennis Sylvester, David Blaauw
  • Short Range HF Communication in Highly Cluttered Environments - Kamal Sarabandi
  • Ultra-high energy density TPV generator for small robotic platforms : First ever demonstration of fuel powered robot with extreme range

University of Pennsylvania - Processing for Autonomous Operations Center Principle Member

  • Landing, perching, and grasping for micro aerial vehicles - Vijay Kumar, Kostas Daniilidis
  • Distributed information games for autonomous team behavior - Alejandro Ribeiro
  • Robust estimation, planning and control for fast navigation in 3-D indoor environments - Giuseppe Loianno, Kostas Daniilidis
  • Vision Based Cooperative Control for Aerial Robots - Vijay Kumar, Kostas Daniilidis
  • Rapid deployment of heterogeneous robot teams: abstractions, algorithms and experimentation - Vijay Kumar
  • Air Ground Mapping of Feature Rich 3-D Indoor Environments with RGBD Sensors - Vijay Kumar, Ani Hsieh, Camillo Taylor
  • Heterogeneous Robot Teams for Mapping of Environments - Vijay Kumar
  • Cooperative Aerial Reconnaissance of Moving Objects Vijay Kumar
  • Integrating Autonomous Navigation on MAST-scale Rotorcraft - Vijay Kumar

Georgia Institute of Technology - Processing for Autonomous Operations - General Member

  • Robophysical approach to discovery of principles of effective interaction of ambulatory robots in multicomponent environments - Dan Goldman

University of California, Berkeley - Microsystems Mechanics Center - General Member

  • Bio-inspired Principles of Extended Terrain Mobility - Bob Full
  • Bio-inspired Principles of Transitions - Bob Full
  • Real-time Force Feedback in Heterogeneous Terrain - Ron Fearing
  • Dynamic Locomotion in Urban Environment - Ron Fearing, Bob Full
  • Learning to Adapt Mobility to 3‐D Unstructured Environments - Pieter Abbeel

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - General Member

Microelectronics Center

  • Ultra-high energy density TPV generator for small robotic platforms: First ever demonstration of fuel powered robot with extreme range - Dr. Ivan Celanovic

Processing for Autonomous Operations Center

  • Communication Coverage for Situational Awareness - Daniela Rus
  • Aggressive flight using approximate inverse depth models - Nick Roy

University of New Mexico - Processing for Autonomous Operations Center - General Member

  • Exploiting Heterogeneity in Wireless Aerial and Ground Robotic Networks - Rafael Fierro

University of Delaware - Processing for Autonomous Operations Center - Sub-Awardee

  • Controlled Mobility for Multi-Robot Risk-Tolerant Reconnaissance Bert Tanner
  • Rapid deployment of heterogeneous robot teams: abstractions, algorithms and experimentation - Bert Tanner

University of California, San Diego - Processing for Autonomous Operations Center - Sub-Awardee

  • Heterogeneous Robot Teams for Mapping of Environments - Henrik Christensen

UC Merced - Processing for Autonomous Operations Center - Sub-Awardee

  • Rapid deployment of heterogeneous robot teams: abstractions, algorithms and experimentation - Stefano Carpin

Colorado University, Boulder - Microsystems Mechanics Center - Sub-Awardee

  • Bio-Inspired Sensorimotor Control for MAST-Scale Aerial Platforms - Sean Humbert
  • System Identification of MAST Scale Platforms - Sean Humbert
  • Integrated Air-Surface Operation for Micro Air Vehicles - Sean Humbert

Stanford University - Microsystems Mechanics Center - Sub-Awardee

  • Unraveling Avian Gusts Mitigation Strategies to make MAVs more Robust- David Lentink
  • Integrated Air-Surface Operation for Micro Air Vehicles - Mark Cutkosky

Bowie State University - Microsystems Mechanics Center - Sub-Awardee

  • Sensor Exploitation in Airborne Mobile Robots - Darsana Josyula